Road to Athens: Milan vs. Liverpool

There are two obvious remarkable facts when AC Milan and Liverpool square off in the Champions League final on Wednesday: 1) It's a rematch of the 2005 final, perhaps the greatest ever played; 2) it's quite possibly the most unlikely matchup in the tournament. Neither club came anywhere near winning their domestic leagues. But both teams -- Milan electrified by Kaká (left), Liverpool steadied by Steven Gerrard -- earned the right to play for the European Cup in Athens. Here's how they got there.